Duskhunter Bat
Creature — Bat
Bloodthirst 1 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Flying
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #19022
Duskhunter Bat enters as a 2/1 flier and can grow into a 4/3 the moment you trigger bloodthirst — relevant stats for two mana, but only in the right shell. Outside of dedicated bloodthirst or life-loss payoff decks like Zoraline, Cosmos Caller, it's a vanilla 2/1 that does nothing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller makes opponents lose life as a matter of course, meaning Duskhunter Bat almost always enters as a 4/3 flier for two — exactly the cheap evasive threat the deck wants to compound its pressure.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Duskhunter Bat is a Pauper-legal common, and that's the format where it has the most realistic role — low-to-the-ground black aggro can reliably trigger bloodthirst and turn it into a 4/3 flier that's hard to race. In Legacy and Vintage it's outclassed by nearly every two-drop in those formats and won't see play. Commander is its second-best home, strictly inside Zoraline, Cosmos Caller or similar life-loss commanders where the bloodthirst trigger is effectively guaranteed — elsewhere it's a 2/1 flier that doesn't make the cut.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Duskhunter Bat is deep bulk — buy it for pennies and don't think twice about the cost. Bulk commons don't appreciate, so grab it if you need it and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.